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I knew a guy years ago who was making whittling/carving knives out of hacksaw blades. Not sure how he put handles on them, probably just...

May I ask what you mean exactly by "carving knife"? Do you mean the very thin, very sharp, highly polished small blades with long...

All that's left is leather work on this Wild River Bowie, hand forged 1084 with Turkish walnut black paper micarta and bronze the guard...

Ok so I got my pics back from Caleb Royer a few weeks ago, just finally getting around to posting them here. Caleb does an amazing job...

Ha! I recognize some of that equation- f*f! Use it in the shop all the time. Found it doesn’t help much.

OK. So I use the band saw to cut the handle to shape with pointy sharp edges and then 80 grit sandpaper to make it have no point...

I know math, algebra. Physics, geometry and a few other school curriculum words.

I guess it depends on the bar.....

I could not make a quality knife without my felt platten. ( most important tool in my shop ) I do not use it for grinding blades but for...

This one is getting close. Dry assembly for now and deciding what spacers to use.

Same here. Mom fried it in butter with brown sugar and served it with a canned pineapple ring on top.

I remember eating that when I was a little kid, fried up. from what I can remember it wasn't bad, with ketchup pf course. Another old...

Brass looks great against a dark handle, especially as it oxidizes and turns darker. I use brass and stainless in both rods and tubes...

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